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Video Friday, 10/19/12

Videos! Yeah. To help with the doldrums of Friday.

Title: Crosstown Couriers
Seen on: Urban Velo Rudy Gonzalez of Cowtown Couriers was featured in Urban Velo #33′s feature story, Pushing Beyond The Envelope about the changing face of the bicycle courier industry. This video was shot to show the Cowtown Courier direct to consumer food delivery service in action, adding some video context to the story and looking nothing like the typical image of legal documents being rushed here and there in downtown traffic.

Title: Taliah Lempert
Seen on: Urban Velo If you’ve been in the urban cycling scene for any time at all, you’ve undoubtedly stumbled across some of Taliah Lempert’s bicycle paintings. Her work has adorned magazine and book covers, gallery walls and more. Lempert is commissioned to paint people’s individual rides, which she keeps in her studio as she works on them instead of painting from photos. She says a painting might take her a couple weeks to finish as she painstakingly reproduces the rides in her style.

Title: Lance Armstrong Nike Parody
Seen on: Urban Velo
I guess Radioshack won’t be asking me to donate a dollar to livestrong any more when I buy cheap electronics. Looks like sponsors like the shack and Nike have pulled the plug on their now disgraced hero, Lance Armstrong, since the recent US Anti-doping Agency has labeled him a “cheater.” Urban Velo reminds us of this parody video that rings more true than ever.

Title: Rising From Ashes
Seen on: Urban Velo “Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about two worlds colliding when cycling legend Jock Boyer moves to Rwanda, Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of a national team. As they set out against impossible odds both Jock and the team find new purpose as they rise from the ashes of their past.
For more information visit:
Website: risingfromashesthemovie.com

Title: Biketoberfest in Buffalo
Seen on: Urban Velo Bikes, Beer, Music, Party. That about sums it up. In case it’s not clear from the video, “Rusty Chain” is a beer specifically designed/brewed by local brewer Flying Bison to raise money and awareness for local cycling. Check out gobikebuffalo.org.

Title: Aerospoke
Seen on: urbancyclistworldwide.com Aerospoke is one of the most recognized & respected names in composite wheels, and has been making them longer than anyone else in the world. We offer aerodynamic wheels for fixed gear, road bikes, mountain bikes, folding bikes, recumbents, trikes and soon BMXers.

Since we on a products tip…
Title: The R.E.Load Courier For our quick informational series about our single strap lineup, we give some basic info about our largest offering, the Courier. With a 2850 cu in capacity, this is what you need if you’re a working messenger carry copy boxes, rolls, and other oversized cargo. Purchase one straight off of the rack, or build one to your very own specs! Made in USA as always.

Title: Tyler Hamilton Full Episode Graham Bensinger sits down with Tyler Hamilton at his Montana home. The former pro cyclist discusses taking illegal performance enhancing drugs. Hamilton tells about the illegal drug use of his former friend and teammate Lance Armstrong.